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Paul Vermeersch

@paulvermeersch.bsky.social
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Human poet/artist. Latest book NMLCT: POEMS from ECW Press. Professor at Sheridan College. Senior editor at Wolsak and Wynn. Editor-in-chief at The Ampersand Review of Writing & Publishing. wererabbit on Bandcamp. linktr.ee/paulvermeersch

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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 21h
This is one reason why you shouldn’t upload work into LLMs during the peer review and grading processes. That work is confidential, and you have no right to share it without permission. You are taking someone’s intellectual property and giving it to the entire world without their consent.
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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Time to boycott HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette. Time to buy small press, indie, and university press books instead!
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My “Revolution Triptych” is now sold, and it will be heading off to its new home very soon! www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Conyer Clayton @conyerclayton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It is release day for the lake-shaped excuse!! 💛 Thank you so much for reading, if you do. Thank you for holding this grief, this love, this anger, this regret, this laughter, this silence, towards yours. For my mom, Sharon Conyer. Every day. @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
Several copies of the lake-shaped excuse displayed on a dock.
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sometimes people ask me what I'm working on, so here's a little video featuring the paintings I've been making since July and some previously unreleased music by me. For more information please visit www.paulvermeersch.ca Music by wererabbit: wererabbit.bandcamp.com youtu.be/vSGKFJneNt8?...
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Paul Vermeersch: Recent Paintings, July-October 2026
YouTube video by Paul Vermeersch
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Our education system is being intentionally and systematically underfunded to create a crisis. It's working. Please keep this story in mind when you hear Paul Calandra and Doug Ford talk about their govt's "historic investments in education." Voting has consequences. So does not voting. #OntEd
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Formation" 22" x 30", acrylic and coloured pencils on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Separateness" 22" x 30", acrylic, coloured pencils and duct tape on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Ghost Hospital" 14" x 17", acrylic and coloured pencils on paper. This is a smaller painting than the others I've been making lately, just over half the size. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#TodaysPoem #poetry Bruise by Michael Ondaatje (2015) The Best Canadian Poetry in English (2017 @biblioasis.bsky.social) www.biblioasis.com/shop/poetry/...
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The Best of The Best Canadian Poetry in English (10th Anniversary Edition) - Biblioasis
The Best of The Best Canadian Poetry in English takes the pulse of the last decade of Canadian poetry with ninety superb poems that have excelled—twice—at the test of “the best.” […]
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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"What have you been doing to @paulvermeersch.bsky.social? He has searched for you encyclopedically in Albacete, in Zagora, in those cities whose names have changed" #TodaysPoem #poetry Bruise by Michael Ondaatje (2015) www.biblioasis.com/shop/poetry/...
Poetry collection The Best Canadian Poetry in English 10th Anniversary (Biblioasis) sits on a colourful crocheted afghanPoetry collection The Best Canadian Poetry in English 10th Anniversary, open to the poem Bruise by Michael Ondaatje sits on a colourful crocheted afghan

Some lines from the poem:

"There are no longer great nostrils
to scent out the source of torment.
It is a generation since our love,
to justify anger, had a horn, a tusk."
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm doing a panel at The Word On The Street Toronto this morning. Magazines take on AI! Starts at 11:30am. toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/events/the-h...
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The Human Intelligence Panel: Magazines Take on AI
Magazines tell all kinds of stories—from war-zones to kitchen tables, from celebrity profiles to new
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/09/2026
Mysterious AI-generated listings are emerging under real Amazon author pages—leeching their fanbases, stealing revenue, and confusing readers, @allypengelly.bsky.social reports:
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Your Favorite Author’s New Book Might Be an AI Fake
First, AI stole their books. Now it’s stealing their readers.
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Echoes" 22" x 30", acrylic on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Double Tap" 22" x 30", acrylic and coloured pencils on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Chris Banks @chrisbanks6625.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Here is a poem from my forthcoming book Bureau of Useless Splendour called “Hit Parade” which end rhymes every other line. Not a lot of formal hijinks in the new book but this one is an exception. I hope people buy the book in the fall!
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Emergency" 22" x 30", acrylic and coloured pencils on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Lost Hospital" 22" x 30", acrylic and coloured pencils on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Negative Hospital" 22" x 30", acrylic and coloured pencils on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Former Hospital" 22" x 30", acrylic and coloured pencils on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Resonant, and even more striking: Torkwase Dyson’s Seeing in Blue — the geometry of perception, surveying, plumb lines, compasses…
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join our first reading series of the fall season: New Approaches to Literary Horror Fiction with A.G.A. Wilmot and Mark Sampson! Tonight we're kicking off the fall with new approaches to literary horror fiction! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ampers...
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The Ampersand Review September Reading Series
Join our first reading series of the fall season: New Approaches to Literary Horror Fiction with A.G.A. Wilmot and Mark Sampson!
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My poem "The Modern Novel" was published in Hazlitt 12 years ago today, and you can still read it there. Imagine that! hazlitt.net/poetry/moder...
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW PAINTING. "Without Anesthesia" 22" x 30", acrylic, inkjet printer and collage on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The latest addition to the Ekphrastic Poem Project honouring Kay Sage and her painting "In the Third Sleep" is from none other than @thisisannick.bsky.social! Enjoy the poem! inthethirdsleep.blogspot.com
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Dawn Chorus" 22" x 30", acrylic on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW! My latest entry for the Canadian Encyclopedia @historicacanada.bsky.social looks at former retail powerhouse Sears Canada #retailhistory thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/s...
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Sears Canada Inc
Sears Canada Inc. was a department store and specialty retailer based in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1952 as a joint venture between Simpsons, Limited and ...
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Canada’s future should not be shaped through an invite-only gathering of the ultra-wealthy. It should be determined democratically by the people who live here, with the public good and long-term sustainability taking precedence over private profit.
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Carney’s CEO summit could put public assets on the table
This September, a who’s who of global finance will descend on a luxury hotel in downtown Toronto for an invitation-only event, the first-ever Canada Investment Summit. As Bianca Mugyenyi writes, the s...
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Night Hospital" 30" x 44", acrylic and coloured pencils on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but the fascists are the bad guys.
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Considering the possibility that my last three paintings should be a triptych. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Revolt Against Pluto" 22" x 30", acrylic on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy birthday to novelist Susan Perly, author of DEATH VALLEY and STELLA ATLANTIS. Death Valley was a long-listed for the Giller Prize, and Kathleen Winter has called her writing "Elemental genius." Celebrate with one of Perly's novels today! www.wolsakandwynn.ca/authors-all/...
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NMLCT was officially released one year ago today. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this an especially rewarding year for this little book, and thanks as always to ECW Press for their dedication to poetry and faith in my work. I am eternally grateful.
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Winged Victory" 22" x 30", acrylic and duct tape on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Another stunner from emerging poet Luigi Sposato. He's one to watch. estheticapostle.org/pieces/dice/
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Dice by Luigi Sposato | The Esthetic Apostle
Barnacles wager arms, shoulders, teeth—all things wagered in dice—against the tentacles fondling the underbelly of the catamaran dubbed *sunk;* sailing…
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Today is Dennis Lee's 87th birthday. Celebrate accordingly. Tap-tap the embryo spooks at the portals of ego. Gone-boy the party-hard hoots from the house of condamned. Too-tardy heroes, marching to/marching to drumbelow. Misters of techabye fixit, where did the world go? -- Dennis Lee
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My 2025 painting “Architecture of the Pavilion in Winter” (22" x 30", acrylic on paper) is SOLD. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Extremely rare University of Chicago W chicagomaroon.com/53262/news/s...
Sosc Core to Institute AI Ban, Technology-Free Classrooms This Fall
All social science Core classes will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students and professors.
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Myrmidon" 22" x 30", acrylic on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I painted “Architecture of the Beheaded Horses Heaven" one year ago today! 30" x 22", acrylic, graphite and coloured pencils on paper.
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New painting. "355 Rounds" 22" x 30", acrylic and graphite on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
lol
Nathan Cofnas tweet: I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will almost certainly fire me.

The decision was made by rector Petra De Sutter, a former leader of the Green Party.
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Location, Location, Location" (Triptych) 22" x 30" (x3), acrylic on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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West End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Keeping West End minds sharp since 2017. Shout out to crossword maestro @paulvermeersch.bsky.social who has crafted all of the crosswords in WEP. Thank you for making Sunday mornings a 7 letter word that starts with an E and ends with a G
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NEW PAINTING! "Masses" 22" x 30", acrylic on paper. www.paulvermeersch.ca/p/art.html
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A new poetry award in memory of Barry Dempster. Details on the League of Canadian Poets website! poets.ca/offerings/aw...
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Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Another talented young poet to watch. Rachelle-Anne Lawka is set to make waves. Check out her poem "Borrowed Animatronic Meat-Suit"! theampersandreview.ca/rachelle-ann...
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Rachelle-Anne Lawka Poetry Animatronic — The Ampersand Review
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